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External advisory board members

New external advisory board appointed for the Centre for Machine Intelligence

Ten leaders from organisations from industry, government, and the third sector, have joined a new advisory board to guide AI research at the University of Sheffield.

EYH winning team

Engineering You’re Hired students showcase innovation and creativity at the Engineers and Scientists in Business Final

The entrepreneurial talent and creativity of our students was celebrated at the 2026 Engineers and Scientists in Business Competition Final.
Carolina Scarton

“If you tell kids they can’t go on social media, that’s exactly what they will do.”

Dr Carolina Scarton speaks to Sheffield Tribune on the increasing number of children using social media who are being targeted with lies online.
Data verification abstract AI

School of Computer Science awarded funding to build datasets shaping the future of AI

The project builds datasets to stress-test AI’s ability to safely analyze complex charts, tables, and long text within professional fact-checking scenarios.
Dr Zheng Yuan

A warm welcome to Dr Zheng Yuan who joins the School of Computer Science

Dr Zheng Yuan joins us in her role as Senior Lecturer in Natural Language Processing.
The 25th Midlands Graduate School in the Foundations of Computing Science (MGS 25) in Sheffield

School of Computer Science hosts the 25th Midlands Graduate School in the Foundations of Computing Science (MGS 25)

The event was hosted here at the University of Sheffield between 7 and 11 April 2025.
Swagato Sanyal

Meet our new Lecturer in Algorithms: Dr Swagato Sanyal

We are delighted to be welcoming Dr Swagato to the School of Computer Science.

Students who took part in the engineers for business final

Second year engineering students pitched ideas at 2025 Engineers in Business final

Six top teams from the University of Sheffield pitched innovative solutions in high-stakes competition.
The Life Scientific BBC Radio 4

Taking down the 'digital oligarchy' and why we shouldn't fear AI

Professor Neil Lawrence, Visiting Professor at the School of Computer Science, on taking down the 'digital oligarchy' and why we shouldn't fear AI on BBC Radio 4's 'The Life Scientific'.

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